{"id":23178,"date":"2010-05-03T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=23178"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:16:00","slug":"should-a-person-go-to-deliverance-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-a-person-go-to-deliverance-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Should a person go to deliverance services?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>What&#8217;s you take on deliverance? Do you think it&#8217;s advisable for a person to go to deliverance services? Once someone gives their life to Christ do they need deliverance? I am asking this on behalf of my friend.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n<p>Deliverance services are not mentioned in the Bible, which should begin to give you a hint. Not having a biblical definition, I did some research and found that these are services where people claim to remove demons from a person&#8217;s life. That then leads to an obvious question: Are demons still possessing people today? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/demoniacs\/\">Demoniacs<\/a>\u00a0for an explanation of why God says they no longer happen. Even if you insist that demon possession must continue today, it would still leave unanswered how a demon could take possession of a child of God. See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-i-overcome-the-fear-of-being-possessed-by-a-demon\/\">How can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon?<\/a>\u00a0for a discussion of this topic.<\/p>\n<p>People who claim to be removing demons from a person&#8217;s life are basically playing on people&#8217;s fears while practicing fakery.<\/p>\n<p>Other articles from other preachers that you can read on this topic are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bible.ca\/su-demons.htm\" target=\"_top\">Demons and Demon Possession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220703050509\/http:\/\/www.christiancourier.com\/articles\/21-demons-ancient-superstition-or-historical-reality\" target=\"_top\">Demons: Ancient Superstition or Historical Reality?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210731182944\/http:\/\/www.christiancourier.com\/articles\/1052-the-theology-of-demons\" target=\"_top\">The Theology of Demons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220817052316\/http:\/\/www.christiancourier.com\/articles\/508-were-the-pharisees-able-to-exorcise-demons\" target=\"_top\">Were the Pharisees Able to Exorcise Demons?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120702025718\/http:\/\/www.bumby.org\/faq\/demons.htm\" target=\"_top\">The Bible Teaching About Demons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160227234403\/http:\/\/newbostoncoc.org\/kevins-korner\/demons-possess-people-today\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Do Demons Possess People Today?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibleanswer.com\/PP_Shows\/2007_05\/Demons_Agents%20of%20Satan.pps\" target=\"_top\">Demons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: What&#8217;s you take on deliverance? Do you think it&#8217;s advisable for a person to go to deliverance services? Once someone gives their life to Christ do they need deliverance? I am asking this on behalf of my friend. Answer: Deliverance services are not mentioned in the Bible, which should begin to give you a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[685],"class_list":["post-23178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-demons"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17412,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-people-feel-like-they-lived-past-lives-because-of-demon-possession\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":0},"title":"Do people feel like they lived past lives because of demon possession?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is Matthew 12:43-45 a hint that we can have spirits enter in us and cause us to feel, think, believe or even do certain things that go against God? It's not the same as possession is it? Also, Are the people who believe in reincarnation, and feel as if\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":49726,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-i-tell-my-sister-that-my-son-is-not-demon-possessed\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":1},"title":"How do I tell my sister that my son is not demon-possessed?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have a son that has been diagnosed with major depression and other issues. My sister, who I think means well, is convinced that he has a demon in him. How do you even talk to a person that keeps trying to make you and your child believe this?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9295,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-about-demon-possession-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":2},"title":"What About Demon Possession Today?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 9, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"by Dillard Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 30, No. 26, June 26, 1981. Question: Do you believe that the devil and his followers continue to walk about the earth today? If so, in what type of forms do they take? Answer: Yes, I believe that the truth stated by Peter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9298,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/cant-demon-possession-still-happen-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":3},"title":"Can&#8217;t demon possession still happen today?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 2, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: re: How can I overcome the fear of being possessed by a demon? \"With the end of prophecy also came the end of demons in the world. This is not to say that Satan and his minions are not still trying to influence the world toward evil. But it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":49576,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-boyfriend-broke-up-with-me-because-of-a-deliverance-ministry\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":4},"title":"My boyfriend broke up with me because of a &#8220;deliverance ministry&#8221;","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My (ex)boyfriend, about a month ago, called an online live deliverance session. Basically what happened was that this pastor had delivered him from \"sexual demons.\" She also said that he should end our relationship because it was not from God. I also called in a couple of days after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":82546,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-demons-manifest-themselves-physically\/","url_meta":{"origin":23178,"position":5},"title":"Do demons manifest themselves physically?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Do demons have physical manifestations, or do they try to bring us down psychologically? Answer: Satan appeared as a serpent in the Garden of Eden (Revelation 20:2). He can appear as an angel of light (II Corinthians 11:14). 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